Fake! Inside the Terrifying, Trillion-Dollar Bootleg Industry | Complex
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- The buying and selling of counterfeit goods is generally seen as a victimless crime, but oftentimes the profits go toward funding some of the shadiest criminal elements from around the world, including terrorism, human trafficking, and child labor. This is the story of the hidden cost of buying counterfeit goods.
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"he's looking out for the community by pointing out fake yeezys" what a hero of society
That guy can authenticate yeezys for shit.
what a fucking loser
KamzzOfficial wwqqsq
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Koateh Kush #ButterMovement
Isn't all this shit made in sweat shops anyway?
Exactly, "real" or "fake" it's all trash.
It's all coming from the same place
Dustin Hamilton Yh basically
Dustin Hamilton just because they are both made in sweat shops doesn't mean they use the same material. I swear people dumb af
👍🏼🤣 all sneakers are made in china ppl!
Don't buy fakes from criminals who promote child labour, buy it from billion dollar companies who promote child labor instead.
im gonna be honest.. sad thing is that real factories use child labor amd rep factories dont use child labor. step yo game up nike
Yoooo TY for bein real
Billion $ companies are criminals
I’ve seen the Yeezy turtle doves go for almost $3,000. It cost maybe $40 to make the shoe. Who’s the real thief??
Francisco Alcantar resellers
40? u mean 5
Yeezys are 220 retail. Resellers with their bots are the thieves. I will buy retail yeezys when they are in stock but I ain’t gonna pay 800 for the reseller when I can get some fakes for 150
@@365lofi4 exactly! However, I WILL sell my shoes to the folks paying $800. Just the way the world works. lmao If you gon pay it, ima sell it. haha
The buyers. How did they get that money? Deal drugs? Scamming people?
They talkin' about child labour like sony, samsung, nike, adidas and many other companies don't do it.
MrChow that's the only thing that I found ironic. Companies use child labor because is cheap as fuck anx it's legal on other countries or not as regulated.
MrChow factz
micheal Knight dude the word almost means.... you guessed it...... not all but most. I don't know what I'm talking about? that's why I have three businesses and a clothing line, any smart business outsources their labor and material, the "patriotic" companies that make stuff in the US get taxed up the ass but don't contribute to the child labor so good for them.
micheal Knight there is no way to make $4 shirts for profit in made in the US, go to Walmart and check out their clothes and were they were manufactured before you try to diss someone, sounds like you don't know what your talking about lol 😅
welcome to capitalism, every big company out there is exploiting someone/place to make a buck. alot of italian designer brands factories are located in italy but are ran by chinese contractors(who seems to be able to do the higher quality work) theres aways a loophole. either u buy real one support the brand executives or support the poor kids in sweatshops with fakes.
"buying counterfeit goods helps funds terrorism and drugs."
yeah well paying taxes funds drugs and terrorism.
at least buying fake shit gives me something in return.
Khum Dhan You got a point
Khum Dhan amen brother. I've never heard anything so real man.
Taxes give u roads
No clear examples of how buying counterfeit items fund terrorism. One looser selling fake shit on the street. He could have been selling magazines subscriptions to fund his bull shit.
hell yeah
The shoes cost $25-$30 to make... they sell to us for hundreds to thousands. The warehouse workers get pennies. Yet we’re the criminals? Keep letting your pride hold you down. That’s why most of us are broke.
Costs way less than $25.... try $2.50
100
Roswell DPS god? is that you??
quality is pretty bad in fakes
Mish_ elle lol HMU
Children slaves are sewing clothing for walmart and complex isn't making a video about it.
That’s not a trendy discussion
@kaleebslmagination how you know ? Prove it
Not slaves they work
Not just Walmart, it’s the majority of clothing brands... fast fashion is a bitch
@greg burger What do you mean how do you know? It's a well known fact. There are plenty of documentaries, investigative pieces and dedicated organizations that have shed light on this issue. Go look them up and educate yourself.
Complex out here thinking ISIS is making yeezys lmaoo
Zac lmfaooo I'm deaad
lmao
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whats the difference between fake yeezy's and real yeezy's?
different shifts at the factory.
Lmao so true
Sam Astro Just your reputation will be ruined if you wear fakes. Btw why do people buy fake items like what is the main point and why MUST that brand?
Strafy its affordable and many people cant tell the difference
bro if ones reputation is only based on wearing "real" clothes, then its kinda shitty, dont you think?
That's a shit reputation to begin with.
1. buying fake watches is completely different from buying fake yeezys. all yeezys are made in china, either fake or real. and the quality is barely noticeable if you get some good fakes. with a fake rolex is a complete different story, a rolex is fine piece of machinery that it cant be cheaply replicated while a shoe is just a shoe. after ll that said yeezys are pure hype either way, there is no justifiable reason to pay 500+ sneakers that are just some adidas made in china.
cementhrowerlikepro yeezys cost like $200 lol also I’ve had real and fake yeezys and the material is way thicker on the authentic pairs.
So why is it ok to pay 15k for a Rolex that does the same job as a $50 watch, again pure hype. I could just say a watch is just a watch, as you said a shoe is a shoe. Fashion is all about hype, tell me why Rolex’s cost so much more than a normal watch?
@@tomschwimmbeck9012 A 50 dollar watch will just be a quartz movement with will at best last you 2 or 3 years. Rolexs are either mechanical or automatic movements that not only will last you generations but their price can go up over time.
Alfredo Lozano yeezys go up overtime aswell and my 100 dollar watch has lasted me more than 6 years and there are no problems with it
@@tomschwimmbeck9012 its about the time that goes into producing a good watch, it can take months to make single luxury watch and its often done by a single or a group of specialised workmen who invested many decades of there life about learning the stuff they are doing and it's also about materials like golds, platinums,silver, sapphire, carbon fibre,etc which are used in the watch. If you do your research well and then buy a watch it can get certainly very good returns or can be turned into your heritage. Still the prices are high objectively but they are sort of justified.
“That’s like saying your girl is an 8 when she’s a 3” that dude seems like an awful person
Seriously!! Like wtfff...out of all the examples to give
I agree. He used a terrible example. He is a 3 out of 10.
@@chanellebarrett5599 lol true
White people hate him for having culture and I agree with them because that culture is crap, LET'S GO USA YOU FUDGING COMMIES 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 PERSONALITY MATTERS HAHA LET'S GO USA HAHA.
The comment I made was clearly sarcastic I'm not trying to be racist.
Y'all talk about child labor like no big shoe companies do it. SMH
Billy Lynch but they do it legally
Nick probably the most understand comment of 2016
+spoon man 82 I think he means foreign sweatshops
I don't think ANY large shoe companies participate in child labour. Yes, many of them treat their production staff very, very poorly, but none of them use children, not that anyone is aware of.
Hello you'll never corporations don't give a fuck who makes there products there just selfish and greedy
That shit is terrible I remember I wore a fake polo to school niggas did not let me live that day. I had to pretend none of them jokes hurt fam. Never catch me in something fake again since that terrible day in middle school. It's worse when u cool with the roasters in ur school they don't let up
nellek970 I be getting mad of these comments now where u see me at?
nellek970 oh I haven't been on her videos in a while
Damn that same exact shit happened to me in middle school too. that's when I said hell nah i aint wearing fufu shit no mo'. Now i got too many Ralph shirts and they out of style now.
FAke Polo? son take this L but take this W for this story
Azzury Street my nigga it ain't that deep. You wear fake shit, you get fucking roasted. It seems like you used to get roasted for wearing fake shit and this was your comeback.
Not only fake products have to do with child labor... it's been proved so many times that also big brands are involved in this.
If u know want to spend ur money on replicas etc buy all means go ahead. The issue I have is when people resell the replicas and scam others with ridiculous prices
iicustoms yeah. That’s why you shouldn’t buy something you can’t Legit Check
No bullshit u said this perfectly. That's scum shit. U definitely made this easy to explain to people good looks bruh. Facts.
Y'all just gonna act like nike doesn't already use child labor ?
Lit/Lit deadass, real or fake they all coming from the same factory but People are retarded and feel some "self-worth" buying 5,000 shit when I can go on aliexpress get that shit for 15$
Lit/Lit they literally say how the fake goods are made in the same factories as the authentics, and then that bitch talks about a warehouse getting raided with child workers handcuffed xD probably kanyes idea! lol
because its called plagiarism. If u can't afford it, don't wear it. You're putting a lie on yourself, and just as this video explained to you, they bootleg cant fund illegal organizations.
Lit/Lit them kids do a good damn job 😩🙌🏼
Lit/Lit it's a lose lose situation. You buy fakes you support organized crime, or you buy legit you support sweatshops.
I got fake friends does that count?
Zabuza Momochi you sell them off like theyre real and make that money back
Hope u didn't paid for them😎
I wore my Yeezys to the mall, The guys at Adidas and the guys at Finishline couldn’t tell they were fake.
Wearing replica shoes and dating someone is so different, what the hell is he talking about. 🤦🏼♂️
Lmao. 'The terrorist financed his weapons by selling counterfeit products on the street' - Alternatively he could also have worked minimum wage at McD doing the same, would you then make an antipropaganda video against MCD for financing terrorism? If you want to get at the problem of counterfeit items, then the government/police needs to actively do something. It was even shown just how easy it is to go to canal street and buy whatever you want. You wanna tell me an undercover police officer couldn't figure that shit out?
Nicks What the heck can you fund on minimum wage if it barely allows you to live
i just realized that complex is made up of the cool smart seniors that didint go to college
teletubi gang true
teletubi gang right😂
the only problem I have with fakes is if you sell them as real
Young SNKRS you buy fakes I can tell by your comment
American Sniper actually dont but I see where people coming from my whole sneaker collection is real o have yeezys Jordans you name it what I'm trying to say you should not judge someone for what they are wearing on their shoes because at the end of the day shoes are shoes
Agreed.
Then stop pricing those originals so expensive 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Then don't buy hypebeast clothing and shoes?
Daniel Zhan it looks good nobody wanna pay for that much
Purse priced at $1000, cost to make $40 from China < replica of the same thing priced at $50. It’s not bootleg it’s called being smart
Kinda called being broke
@@paulallen3372 wdym being broke... it's literally paying for almost the same fckin purse, just not paying overpriced 1000$
@@kowallski_9134 A replica is not the same as the original, the rich people that you are trying to impress knows better, they can see it's fake so what's the pont? It's kinda cringy too, just get normal clothes then
@@paulallen3372 look, when somebody wears reps it doesn't instantly mean that they want to impress somebody or want to "flex" (sadly, a lot of people do it, so I get you in this)... sometimes people just love the look of some shoe for example, but its resell is just soo overpriced that it's stupid to pay that much just for a pair of shoes, that's my point
Chad ochocinco even said all the designer & jewelry was fake... that he paid for with a black card 😂
we know emily bought that fake hermes bracelet
Ed XO I mean you probably can't tell the difference between something so small like that
the H is too thick
S Sing thicc*
Not Daved *succ
It's crazy that all these high end brands got people conditioned to think anything with their logo on it is worth hundreds of dollars when it cost a small fraction of that to make
Khary Carson right not to mention most are minimum graphic design lol like you made a check on a computer printed it on tee now you're saying it's $100 go fuck yourself I'll go buy a backwards check for $15
Exactly. I feel like “fakes” are basically extras from factories that sell to the big brands.
thats true. thats actually a very fair statement and not bias at all. all it takes is a logo !
Question? Is something better because it costs more or does it cost more because it's better?
Gary Zielinski depends on the product
Wouldn’t need to buy fakes if the brands didn’t rip consumers off completely. As long as the quality is good fake it till you make it
consumerism propaganda at its finest.
yep. total fucking bullshit scare tactics.
your lucky that you even notice it most people wont. If this video was more subtle with its blatant push of consumerism and went out on the streets with underdressed paid actors the comments would not be blowing up like it is about how this is all bullshit. ahh.. "for we the few are burdened with knowledge" cant remember who im quoting sorry XD
***** sound like you believe anything on the internet
Yup. Funny how everytime this topic comes up it's always the shoes and the watch. It's because it doesn't even worth it's price. Grow up people. Get yourself a nice pair of sketchers its alright. That shit got memory foam and ankle support its comfortable af. You pay 6 times the price for a pair of yeezys that shit ain't even got memory foam on it.
His profile name is chief keef in explains everything about him. I can just smell the stupid emanating off him.
Someone link this video to soulja boy
LES ICE 😂😂
LES ICE hahaha bruh...you the man...😂😂😂 Soulja looks like the fakest nigga alive
LES ICE lmao he got fake straps too😂😂
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LES ICE i think they got a sale on dracos 😄
I'm sorry, but I got waayyyy better sense than to buy a shoe that cost $1,000, when I can get basically the same look for $60...Who's the REAL idiot here? I buy things because I LIKE IT! I don't give a damn what anyone else thinks, which is why I'll never overpay JUST so someone can say "oh he got those... and I THINK they're real" lmao Most people are buying shit to impress ppl they don't like anyway... which is also idiotic. just my opinion tho
I’ve never seen a comment I’ve agreed with more, your point of of view on how ppl buy shit to impress ppl who don’t even care about them and vise versa is amazing. Wish there was more ppl like you.
Nigga you just broke
@@paulallen3372 sure. Whatever floats your boat.
@@KevinChinn88 I’m from Brazil and i can afford it, our minimun wage is about 150$
@@KevinChinn88 i swear you broke
People should consider looking for other sources of validation than showing off their real and expensive clothing and shoes.
I remember getting upset at people wearing fake Timbs because my real ones lost the perceived value. I was 13. Then, I just grew up.
OK Now make a video of the trillion dollar CIA Drug Industry
not hiphop
TheReal Kanye counterfiet also is a trillion but i understand your point
Shaboo in the phillipines boom boom boom
All you gotta do to make the Chinese stop making fakes is get Soulja boy to pull up on their block with the draco and take it from them.
Ace ひ *draco
Ace ひ i was fr gon say that
hold this W
China said they want some beef with me
played out yaaawn
The thing is. Fakes are getting better and better. Even overcoming the original because of how cheaply made the original is. Ex. Yeezys.
H Exactly. Pretty soon no one will be able to tell the difference between fakes and originals. Then It’d be stupid to buy $300 originals when the fakes look the exact same for $30
H 😄✋😱 i noticed this too, 👠👟👢👜 the Quality of fakes came so far you wouldn't know if some stuff was real
Soon I'll print my own original fake shoes at home with a 3D printer :D
The point of fashion is to accentuate PHYSICAL attraction. In other words, it's all about LOOKS. If it LOOKS good, then mission accomplished.
That said, the point of EXPENSIVE fashion is to broadcast the fact that someone has large amounts of money to spend frivolously. It otherwise makes absolutely NO LOGICAL sense to spend THOUSANDS of dollars on a SINGLE watch of any kind, or on a SINGLE pair of shoes of any kind, or on a SINGLE set of eyeglasses of any kind (except such that would actually CURE blindness), etc.
Whether you buy the real or fake, chances are you're supporting some form of injustice. Nike workers in China aren't exactly treated like Lebron James or Michael Jordan.
You buy a real Rolex in one time period and sell it later, you'll get your money back
Emily was about to get her ass kicked
burnintheparadise lol
burnintheparadise Racks cant save her either, should have sent the Ape
#BangingOnMyChest
that's why she bring those men with her, but looks like they were scary too x)
Koro Sensei the guys would be the first to run off and leave Emily behind, she shouldn't have worn knockoff spy glasses🕶
So isis is selling fake Yeezys now?
Viggomane if so they making bank North Korea needs to learn the ropes
Overseas black market funds terrorist operations.
Often times those markets are actual RUN by the groups themselves. To raise money for weapons and ammunition.
So... Yes. Yes they are. There's a pretty clear money trail there. If you don't see it, you're not worth anyone's time.
Don't be so fucking naive and think before you speak. *Edit: Seriously, where do you think they get the money to arm themselves?*
@@RipFamWinkle I legit thought they were just some hustlers trying to get food on their table.
I would wear replica stuff with no shame
If you don`t tell anyone then no one will ever know. I don`t have any fakes but i`m getting ready to buy a shit load of them and save thousands of dollars. lol
@@the7figuremaker just don't post and hashtag on Instagram etc or you'll find yourself om FakeYeezyBusta
@@ricksgiggle8852 I don't post pics of shoes online. I'm good. Lol. Plus you can't tell they are fake by looking at pics of them. He has to hold them in his hand. Look up reviews about people reviewing 2 pairs of real shoes. No shoes are exactly the same. It's not possible to make every single shoe perfect. You might as well call all shoes fake. Shoes are man made. Humans make mistakes.
@@ricksgiggle8852 fuck fakeyeezybusta
Same
Did the guy in the black beanie really try and tell me the fact that i have a fake bag is gonna haunt me in my sleep and basically ruin my life??
*Not convinced.*
But nice try with the scare tactic. Lol!
I'd buy fake Pablo merch. I'll be damned if I ever pay $95 for a screen printed Gildan hoodie.
Jay U. Beezy lmfao 20 at most
I recently just bought a hat that said Pablo because I thought it was cool not knowing it was a replica of anything until someone called me out.
vice would have executed this film much better.
brandonbair yeah but vice does documentaries on stuff that actually matters
brandonbair yeah but vice does documentaries on stuff that actually matters
Dre Kyurchiev i don't think that "the superhuman world of the iceman" is that much more important than this. i see your point, but vice can be as equally unimportant and unnecessary as this.
brandonbair it was good either way
brandonbair totally agreed would have gotten an hour. But their are plenty of counterfeit docs this is just the most current.
Still gon rock my fake huaraches and fake gucci slides 😘
Tyquesha Jones 🤟🏾 that’s it
fake hurraches? arent they cheap to begin with?
Fake huaraches the fuck
at least you admit you're a fake bytch
Fake huaraches, you a broke ass bitch goddam
“it’s easy to spot the fake Rolex immediately”
“If you take off someone’s watch and then zoom in at 100x magnification you can see this authentication feature right there plain as day”
Lmao yeah ok 😂
Complex make the best documentaries. Fax.
L I Recomend You Watch Vice Documentaries they are better
Vox and Vice still got em beat.
suh my fuh dih bih ur banner is a pixelated bandana foh
suh my fuh dih bih lool u know u that was an L calling me white and I couldnt tell when it's that pixelated pixel density about as low as your intelligence lmao
Artafackt Music yeah true vox is really good too
VICE would have maybe this shit an hour of pure interest
takarai true
takarai this vice news hypebeast version. But Vice would send an undercover to go to Shenzhen where most of this shit comes from and work in the factory.
Viktor Cheng lmfao , hell yeah
is English your first language lol
SB | Nathaniel yes , is minding your business something you like to do ?
GAP, H&M and multiple other "official" clothes companies were caught using child labor. You should have pointed this out Bootleg companies aren't the only ones doing this
If yal think I'll stop buying fakes you have to try again.....I'ma wear fake shoes forever......these things are just similar.......I don't really flex with my fakes doe......I just wear what makes me feel good
bryan81 that yeezy Buster doesn't know shit. ........those reps come from the same place. ......the flaws he's pointing out are stupid
16M VIEWS ✋✋✋👠👢👜👟💵🙌 Same
Remember the time yeezybusta made a mistake and called a pair of real yeezys fake and the people mocked him
Snitching ass bitches is all they are bruh
Im ballin in my fake yeezys, fake fear of god jeans, fake rolex, fake goyard belt, with my fake supreme hat, in my fake lexus, with my fake dad😤
Acting like Nike wasn't already doing child labor shit
Ill buy bootleg shoes as long as nike addias etc keep using cheap labor and marketing up there products 10000%, when you buy bootleg the man that actually made the shoe makes more money
Fuck you
If you like the design but don’t feel like wasting way to much money there is no problem with wearing fake stuff. Anyone who says there is a problem with it is a culprit of the huge snob effect that is being a “hypebeast”. People can wear whatever they want and nobody should feel pressured not to just because some brainwashed kids say otherwise.
Sunglasses/glasses are all way overpriced, can see why there' so many fakes on the market.
A Vong Do you know that like one company owns like 95% of all the sunglasses brands.
DJMPTV
Yeah, saw a video about it a few months ago. Oakley tried to break off on their own but the big company cracked down on them and they ended up selling Oakley back to them.
A Vong Yup. Shits crazy.
A Vong I think we saw the same vid. It was by some company that owns 90% of the eyewear industry making glasses that range from 10- Gucci slp and Versace. eye wear is one ting No one should spend big bucks on
possible to get the link
There goes complex trying to be Vice
except complex's shitness levels are +10,000
Tj English except vice would have exposed Nike and yeezy and wouldn't be cherry picking it 😂😂😂
I've seen videos on youtube reviewing the fake shades and they come in the original exact same packaging with all manuals and documentation yet cost $20 for a pair of oakleys. I think they come from the same factory...
Oakley went bankrupt because sunglass hut refused to stock their glasses because they were "too cheap" and then bought Oakley and raised the prices!
5:10 honestly I was having trouble noticing the real vs fake lol. I guess people have to get on their hands and knees to find out if you have authentic shoes lol!
EdGamer182 Again... Im getting tired of Theese excuses to buying fugazi shit... Pleeeaase stooop😫
@@tobiasdaugbjerg9627 shutup bitch
The consignment store bought it bruhhh 😂😂
Kolorblind probably
Adam Lavelle
Adam Lavelle he lyin. you could tell that nigga lyin and buys reps, he just too "proud" to admit it on camera.
+Kevin S he can buy whatever he wants and people are still gunna laugh at his goofy ass
Turner Beemer Straight up. That dude a lame
So real Jordans come from China and UA Jordans come from China but you want me to believe there is a big difference???
Well if adidas wanted to release more Yeezy's they could but choose not to so people will look else where.
David Faridi not the same at all
Why the fuck are people still saying this? Where a product is manufactured has no relevance. They're in different factories manufactured in different ways with different materials.
***** - Are there mansions in Compton or favored real estate there?
David Faridi no just because it's not the same doesn't mean it has correlation, what he meant was there is no correlation between the two. Compton is the hood, Bev Hills is where rich snobby white people live. They're not both in LA, they're in the LA county if in correct and that's not the same. One has a high crime rate and the other has relatively low crime rates
I love bootleg stuff lmao i dont know why i just find it fascinating
Well, thats Because you are flexing as good as all The suckers Who buy The official shit for 5x times more money. Its like stealing a candy from a store. You dont do it for The candy. You do it for The feeling it gives you. Makes you feel slick.
@@fauberkaupfmann982 same
Lots of superficial folks here
if only those big brands weren't charging ridiculous prices for ordinary things...people will continue thriving on fake stuff...
Abdul Masoud It's their company. That can charge whatever they want. If you got McDonald's money, your ass shouldn't be going into 5 guys, in and out or Whataburger.
If you aint got the loot, don't try and front like you do. There are always other options to get fresh. Can't afford jays? cop some fresh NBs or some other trainers. Folks always wanna have that "broke ass mindset". Why not create your own brand? see how much and how long it takes, to get noticed and profitable.
Abdul Masoud There will be no hype on a shoe and sneaker collecting wouldnt exist
The level of ignorance in the opening scene, is too much for me to handle... I'ma keep watching though!
Me to lmao just a bunch of egotistical assholes.
I love bootleg stuff so idgaf if it's cheep and not ridiculously expensive i would totally buy it, also video game bootlegs are the freaking best, grand dad FTW lol xD
Very high quality vid 👌🏼
Im terrified when that guy asked Emily to take the glass off
Buah Cempedak me too
Buah Cempedak I wish I was there to beat they ass cus you don't mess with emily
Buah Cempedak knock-off spy glasses🕶
lmao hate her, glad she got called out. fr if you want to buy a fake bag, then buy one. don't pretend you a damn detective
They talking bout fakes yet don't talk about child labor smh
Still rockin dem $50 Yeezy's
That Asian dude got really gangsta on them lol "I'll break that shit"
but here's the thing... sweat shops are out there for non fake shoes
word, sweatshop will always be a thing wether you buy fakes or not
Raynard Barnes Jr OVO Sweatshop?
Yeah that too hahs
Haha, basically that dude is salty because other people bought cheaper versions of the almost exact same shoe. I think he's the one that got duped into buying an overpriced shoe that looks like shit to begin with.
supmayn yo no man, has got a high quality comfortable fashionable shoe he can wear as part of a fashionable outfit
you ain't even lying, i seen fakes with better quality than the real. looks like the scammers are so careful with the details of the fakes that the shit comes out glued better and the overall quality surpasses the real. i believe the quality control has gone to shit with real companies....they just mass produce and box them to sell.
supmayn yo lmao
fucking clown rofl
Hahaha
Great documentary.
"Uh people shouldn't wear fake shoes because then the guy who wasted money on real shoes don't get the same satisfaction". These people admit all they care about is image crafting.
I have a fake antisocial social club hat. I love the design but I don't want to pay 100dollars to get the fucking hat when I can pay 10 and get it for similar quality
You're tripping brother... You will never get the same quality
Real ASSC is shit quality so I wouldn't be suprised if the fake hat is better quality tbf
Dustin Hamilton Assc is fucking ass the "not gilden hoodie" I copped not only took 4weeks to ship and I'm in California but it came with a fucking fat stain on it and didn't respond to me email for a week fuck assc
lol, love Gildan though.
Can you give us some good reason not to wear fake kiddo
Damn my baby Emily almost got shot :(
Don't fuck with the Chinese lol
Edwin They pull up out of nowhere, 20 deep. Chinatown Mafia ain't playing
Edwin You meant hands and legs!!
also take a trip to hong kong or china and then try telling me fakes are poor quality you'll fucking struggle to tell the difference i PROMISE you
Love the channel 1 thing i could complain about tho is the music volume compared to the vocal audio
TERRIFYING!!! I guess it depends on if you're happier giving money to shady overseas criminal gangs rather than helping to buy a multi-billionaire a new yacht. Hmm...1st world decisions.
Think I prefer to give the penthouse suite owners a taste of hubris.
L33T GUY Something idiots like you don't understand is money goes around.. the only way money disappears is when the money is destroyed or lost. Even though the money will go to a huge company that will help pay their employees which will help pay bills and to the companies they're paying their bills to the money will help pay for their employees.. if people stopped paying for things here in the US and bought stuff oversees than the America would be fucked. Cash flows throughout the US that's why it's good.. even the money pocketed by the owner they still buy shit that will put more money in companies which will give more money to employees (regular Americans) and people give to schools and charities. Don't be such a small thinker. :)
The money will eventually get into the hands of bad guys anyway
nigga both products made at the same factory in china so it dont matter nomo
The billionaire has the black market criminal gangs on their payroll too. Everything is connected so who cares
Not enough information here. Where was the segments of the AAA++ Grade pieces? 16:39 Iv'e seen fakes that are near 1:1 (Rolex s, YSL, Nikes, Chanel). These versions use real leather, suede, and aren't sold cheaply. We are talking about $150 for a pair of high grade fake designer dress boots, $500 for high grade designer hand bags, $400 for upper echelon watch fakes. There's even ways to buy straight from the factory or through a representative that gets it right from the factories.
This video implies Kidnapping, Drugs, Child Labor, and Terrorism is funded by the selling of fake goods. THIS IS A LUDICROUS STATEMENT. In Europe, there are loads of immigrants that sell counterfeit goods, I'm not surprised the murderer in the Charlie Hebdo attacks did the same. WHY DOES THAT POINT MATTER?! (Disinformation) If he couldn't get his money from the streets, he would of got it working under a legitimate business eventually. (Orlando Nightclub Shooting).
There won't even be a dent against the operations of human human/drug trafficking, child labor, and terrorism, if counterfeit goods are stop in its entirety. 90% of these fakes come from China, in which is NOT the nation most subjected to these illegal matters.
P.S. I've seen fakes made in better quality than originals. TRUE STORY!
Once they busted out that whole purse catalog 🤯
I LOVE COUNTERFEIT PRODUCTS!!!!
Katee Peck 😂🙋👢👜💵👠👟 same Here gurl
ME TOO 😲😲😲
Same
I was looking forward to watching this
Same here it's very interesting
we all look forward to watching all complex videos lmao
Robdollabeatz ya, wanna see more of these "Vice news" style documentaries. Get underneath the layers of sugar coating.
this should be on CZcams trending page so everyone can know the truth
truth? what truth? these are just opinions
jacopot2 opinions that they are bootlegging shit wtf u Talkin bout
jacopot2 opinions on how fake goods are made? Lol shutup
its mostly on how they are sold , everyone knows what happens behind, there is no truth and its full of these dudes saying why they dont buy fakes or on ebay
This video is like one of those anti drugs videos they got at school
good job guys with this video
Complex tries to do something intellectual and talk about something in the fashion community and this comment section is straight boolin nobody taking any of this seriously 😭
Kodak Moment Vice news hypebeast version
Kodak Moment bc people buying fake shit is not that serious. Only ones that would care are highschoolers
I don't care if I get a fake charger its just a charger bro
Fake chargers are actually extremely dangerous if the ac input and output arent isolated properly. Have fun dying because you wanted to save a few dollars
Ynk Brandon look at the specifications of the charger, if it's not the same as your battery specifies it's gonna fuck it up
Justin Zhang legit question do you know what the words you just said mean or are you just guessing
when an asian guy tells you not to use fake chargers shit be serious.
A fake charger can harm your phone Brandon.
18:15 that is such a reach! Dude could have been selling souvenirs- would you say the same if that was the case? What if he worked at McDonald’s? The reach is comical
Even the replicas are not cheap anymore. A AAA quality replica bag can set you back $400/$500 now.
You're getting hustled, 250 max for damn near 1:1 quality
@@showtimestudios more like $20 or im not buying it
@@mickeythompson8492 naaaahhh the ones for $20 are fuckin trash tho. Spend a bit more, you could walk into the louis store and they will treat you like royalty because it looks that real
@@showtimestudios 🤣🤣
Emily was bout to get her ass kicked😂😂😂
I personally know a few wealthy dudes who wear high end fakes, they can easily afford the real thing but they all say the same thing... "If everyone knows im rich why waste money flaunting with originals"
fish and banana people get rich by being tight with money
fish and banana Realest comment ive seen.
is there a $600 difference in quality between my "fake" Yeezys made in China or the "real" Yeezys made in China? No
This was really interesting. Also, quality was amazing. Seemed like it should have been on netflix or something haha
Both are made in China, Vietnam, etc. So?
luanavvvvvvv even in the same factory
Not gonna lie this video feels like the essays i write for school that are bullshitted and at the end i come up with crazy conclusionns to make it seem interesting.
So your saying there isn't criminals involved in counterfeiting
'It's like dating a girl, knowing she's a 3 but saying she's an 8 or a 9. That's ridiculous, you wouldn't want to set yourself low' - what a catch, a real gentleman here ladies
Jamie Ruari Johnson Sow pssy pls
My grandma bought me fake sneakers online by mistake
A boy in my school got rinsed for wearing fake huaraches, they called them fuaraches, never seen him since that day
dat boy gone
James he gonna pull up with the draco
love doctor
Faco
James there was a kid at my school wearing fake bape shirts and everyone called it fape. I never seen him bragging and wearing them again.
Chinese people always try a hustle
Isaiah Arias word✌🏻
Complex Out here Rating on the scammers!
I wanna know what happened after that guy found out the camera Lmao and how did he know